life estate
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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If she is on Medicare/SSDI, you could buy her a home with your own funds and either lease it to her and/or allow her to live in it as a life estate.
From MarketWatch ● May 9, 2026
He will also leave me a life estate in our home.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
A life estate or contractual right to occupy the property may affect whether the home is counted as an available asset and how it is treated financially.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
A will cannot override a previously recorded life estate, since the decedent no longer holds full ownership of the property at the time of death.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
Mr. Grey was a gentleman who had succeeded, when the heat of youth was over, to the enjoyment of a life estate of some two thousand a year.
From Vivian Grey by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
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